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@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ WATER. @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ ====§§§§§§§§==== @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ ==§§ §§== @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ =====§§ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. §§===== @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ ==§§ §§== @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ ====§§§§§§§§==== @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
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@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ = = = = = = = = = = = @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
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